Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Homemade Valentine's
Every year I like to get creative and make homemade Valentine's with the kids. This year Olivia sent out bows to her best gals {just like last year} and Connor gave out bubbles with his. I think they came out pretty cute!
Saturday, February 9, 2019
Welcome Home Daddy
This morning, at 12:21 AM, we welcomed home our soldier! We are so excited and have been on cloud 9 all day long.
Here's how the evening leading up to his homecoming went: We wanted to surprise Connor, so we told him we were going to welcome home one of daddy's friends because he didn't have anybody to take him to his house. Yep, we lied, but it was for a good reason! Since it was going to be in the middle of the night, I got the kids dressed after their showers and put them to sleep at 7. Once they were asleep, I started to get antsy, so I started to get ready. We left the house around 10:30 and got to the gym with plenty of time. Both kids were awake, and surprisingly in a really good mood. One of my friends was already there and saved us a seat in the front. It was the perfect spot!
Here's how the evening leading up to his homecoming went: We wanted to surprise Connor, so we told him we were going to welcome home one of daddy's friends because he didn't have anybody to take him to his house. Yep, we lied, but it was for a good reason! Since it was going to be in the middle of the night, I got the kids dressed after their showers and put them to sleep at 7. Once they were asleep, I started to get antsy, so I started to get ready. We left the house around 10:30 and got to the gym with plenty of time. Both kids were awake, and surprisingly in a really good mood. One of my friends was already there and saved us a seat in the front. It was the perfect spot!
Aaron's Deployment
Over the last nine months Aaron has been deployed over seas in Europe. It was one of those things that we knew was going to happen eventually in his Army career, but when the time final came we weren't ready for it. Now that it's behind us, I can finally say that it went by much faster
than I ever thought it could. The main reason for that is that we had
family nearby and I kept busy by making lots of trips to visit them.
Saturday, December 22, 2018
A Day At The Dallas Zoo
Today we went to the Dallas Zoo with Omi to try and get the kids energy out before our long flight to Germany tomorrow. It also helped that it was a gorgeous, sunny day outside and we were able to get some much needed fresh air and Vitamin D.
Sunday, December 16, 2018
Chocolate Chip Peppermint Cookies
If you know me, you know that I love to bake! The holidays are an even better reason for me to do it, and I love that Connor likes to help. Today I made chocolate chip peppermint cookies from Plum Street Collective {you can find the recipe here}. They came out so good, and definitely a recipe I will make over and over {and not just during the holidays}. I already told Aaron that when he gets home I am making them for him! They were that good!
